"With global infectious diseases multiplying, antimicrobial products are also proliferating, along with related environmental, application and health concerns, making this symposium a very timely one indeed," said Allen Rathey, president of HFI.

"The CIRI event is the right prescription to help facility professionals and the cleaning industry as a whole sort out what works from a scientific perspective, including properly framing the issues for discussion and providing context for when and where a chemical versus non-chemical intervention may or may not be appropriate," Rathey added.